A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Akhisar in Turkey. The temblor was detected at 22:17:39 / 10:17 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us60007d4i. Event ids that are associated: us60007d4i. Exact location of event, longitude 27.8538 East, latitude 39.0633 North, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/01/20 / 2020-01-22 20:17:39 / January 22, 2020 @ 8:17 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 62 km (39 miles) from Manisa (c. 244 000 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Balıkesir (c. 238 200 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Turgutlu (c. 103 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Salihli (c. 88 900 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Akhisar (c. 84 700 pop), 25 km (16 miles) from Soma (c. 65 900 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kula, Burhaniye, Dursunbey (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 16 km N of Akhisar, Turkey.
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